The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-12
County Court.

suane to adjournment, all the judges
present.
A number of warrants were ordered
issued for road and other purposes.
In the matter of letting contracts
for building sundry bridges, the court
at its last term, having rejected the
bids, decided to re-advertise that the
bridges would be let publicly.
1t is said that a discovery
that certain bridge builders had
formed a pool, so as to make a
considerable speculation out of the
contracts led to this action on the
part of the court.
The tax for 1880 and 1881 on lot l
block 8, Smithton, was compromised
by payment of the original tax.
Petitions for dramshop licenses were
filed by the following: w. F. Cal
haun, Lamonte and Hutchison d
Harris, George Bsumann, Kobrock &
Pehle, G. n. Boutell, E. G. Cassidy,
G. Brockschmidt, John Quick & Co.,
RI. Wollstein & Co., Jerry Sullivan,
Charles Carroll, E. Donnely. John
Kaiser, A. F. Tessner. ST., Ehrgott IL
Ney, Pat Doble, A. A. Gordon,
James Glass, Ben johnson, Charles
III. Raifeissen. p. McEnroe, John w.
Murphy, all of Sedalia.
1t was ordered that the letting of
certain bridges, heretofore advertised,
and the bids for which were rejected,
be made at public outcry on the first
Monday in August, proximo.
Resignation of Samuel Sterlin as
justice of the peace for Hughesville
township presented and accepted, and
III. B. McCubben appointed to fill the
vacancy.
County Treasurer Hye presents
coupons of the new funding bonds for
which he has paid s., 76S, and coupons
of the new courthouse bonds, $50. 90
which are received and cancelled and
treasurer allowed proper credits for
same.
Deed of D. II. Smith, Samuel e.
Geld, j. S. Rogers, j. H. Dorman
and r. II. Moses to a strip of ground
sixty feet wide in section 10-45-21, for
use as public road, accepted, and
said road ordered established, ETC.. ac-
cording to law.
A number of warrants were ordered
issued for road and sundry pur-
poses.
Dramshop licenses issued to the
following parties for the six months
ending January 4th, 1888: Herman
Schmidt, Hutchinson & Harris, Geo.
Baumann, Kobrock & Pehl, G. n.
Boutell, E. G. Cassidy, John Quirk,
Jerry Sullivan, Chas. Carroll, w.
NJ. Moore E. Donnelly, John Kaiser,
A. F. Tessmer, Ehrgott q Ney, Pat
Doble, James Glass, Ben johnson,
Chas III. Raifeisen, Pat McEnroe,
John w. Murphy, c. Brockschmidt,
M. Wollstein & Co., Patrick Slaven,
T. ID. Quinn.
The petition of w. F. Calhoun.
Lamonte, for a dramshop license, was
laid over until tomorrow, in order to
take testimony. Mr.. A. j. Hall, Rev.
j. Y. Busby and other citizens of that
place demonstrated against any dram
shop being allowed. in the town.
The petition of T. j. Robb for a
saloon license is being considered this
afternoon. He is the proprietor of
the "Star" saloon, on Main street,
and the testimony of Mrs. Harden,
Messrs. John B. Gallie and Rod Gal
lie is being taken, to show what the
character of the establishment has
been and is.
Mrs. Hardin, who keeps a little
store next door, testified that the
''Star" was a disorderly place, and
Mr.. j. B. Gallie characterized it as
one of the "worst holes" in the city.
The attorney for the demonstrators
against the license being granted is
Mr.. G. w. Barnett, and for Robb,
Mr.. Geo. Longan. The matter is
still under consideration by the court
as the BAzoo goes to press.
The matter of the petition of w. F.
Calhoun, Lamonte, for a dramshop
license, was taken up, this morning,
having been laid over from yesterday.
The petition was rejected, the evil
dence showing that there was not a
majority of taxpayers of the town
signed to the paper.
The petition Of T, j. Robb for a
dramshop license at the "Star" saloon,
West Main street, Sedalia, after testi-
mony had been heard, was rejected,
on account of the character and rep.
utation of the house.
The taxes on lot 8, Gary's addition
to Sedalia for 1877 to 1882, and 1884.
5, was compromised by the payment